Kolkata Knight Riders walked out of the IPL 2026 auction with two headline buys — Cameron Green and Matheesha Pathirana — but the deeper you look, the more the squad feels unbalanced and unfinished. KKR spent big, but not always smart. While the purse was used aggressively, the allocation of resources left key structural gaps […]
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Kolkata Knight Riders walked into the IPL 2026 auction to make headlines, which were not necessarily comfortable from a strategy point of view. After already committing a staggering ₹25.20 crore to Cameron Green earlier in the day, KKR doubled down on risk by splurging ₹18 crore on Matheesha Pathirana following a bidding war with Lucknow […]
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Kolkata Knight Riders made their loudest statement of the IPL 2026 auction by landing Cameron Green for a massive ₹25.20 crore, outlasting Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in a bidding war that underlined just how highly the Australian all-rounder is rated across franchises. CSK were the last to drop out at ₹25 crore, while […]
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Venkatesh Iyer could not have picked a better moment to remind the IPL ecosystem of his value. On the morning of the IPL 2026 Auction, the Madhya Pradesh all-rounder struck a decisive 70 off 43 balls while opening the innings against Punjab in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League Group A fixture, producing his […]
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Shahbaz Ahmed has been drafted into the India T20I squad, but the call-up feels hard to justify when a red-hot KKR squad option like Anukul Roy is producing exactly the kind of T20 numbers selectors usually reward. Axar Patel being ruled out of the last two T20Is against South Africa opened up a like-for-like allrounder […]
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Ben Duckett might be one of the most underrated KKR target options heading into the IPL 2026 auction, especially given Kolkata Knight Riders massive purse and clear gaps in their squad. With KKR entering the auction with ₹64.3 crore, the highest purse among all franchises, the focus will be on identifying the right KKR target […]
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Who will buy Livingstone at the IPL 2026 auction is one of the biggest questions heading into December 16, especially after RCB released him despite his elite hitting numbers in global T20s. Since 2022, Liam Livingstone has struck at over 165 vs pace, smashing 157 fours and 157 sixes, producing a boundary every 4.27 balls, […]
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Punjab wicketkeeper-batter Salil Arora has become one of the most talked-about uncapped players ahead of the IPL 2026 auction after smashing a sensational 39-ball century in the Punjab vs Jharkhand fixture in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League stage. His unbeaten 125 off 45 balls, containing nine fours and 11 sixes, not only powered […]
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The biggest KKR target heading into the IPL 2026 auction is unquestionably Cameron Green. With Kolkata Knight Riders entering the event with the largest purse of INR 64.3 crore, much of the conversation has centred around Green being their marquee signing after releasing Andre Russell. But a closer look at the auction dynamics, purse distribution, […]
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As the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) seek to plug their glaring gap behind the stumps and add dynamic batting firepower, they will be on the hunt for a seasoned wicketkeeper-batter heading into the IPL 2026 Auction on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. With the largest remaining purse in the league — around ₹64.3 crore — […]
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